Here's a question for my fellow officers out there: Why is it so hard to take a step back for a minute? I'm not saying retreat. I'm saying if you Continue Reading
Ayman Kafel
Police Training: Everyone Has a Plan ‘Til They Get Punched in the Face
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. I was born in Monrovia, Liberia in the early Continue Reading
Reality of the Job
Every door I knock on is mostly bad news Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket It’s either to tell them to slow down or tell them their Continue Reading
Reaction vs. Reflex
Battle drills, battle drills, battle drills…The Ranger Handbook defines battle drills as a collective action rapidly executed without applying a Continue Reading
Why You Want Cops to Have a Warrior’s Mindset
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. Over the past several years, the term "warrior" Continue Reading
I’m not Liberal, I’m not Conservative, I am Reasonable
These days in America, if you have an opinion (no matter what that opinion may be), you are quickly labeled and ridiculed. It could be the most Continue Reading
The Oath: A Warrior’s Core Belief
When you listen to the National Anthem, do you get tingles that run up your spine? When you see someone in need, do you help? Is there something deep Continue Reading
The Radicalization Trap: “If you ain’t a Muslim you deserve to die”
It was a cold night in early 2000 as I sat inside a mosque after Friday prayer. I was waiting for a couple of friends and decided to hang out in the Continue Reading
A Predator Hunting Predators
The public goes about their day, to the mall, a movie theater, baseball game, beach, etc. Within that world, there is another world. A secret world. A Continue Reading
A Middle Eastern Veteran Caught Between Cultures
Editor's Note: Also read Ayman's previous articles "A Middle Eastern Veteran’s Struggle with His Own Community" and "A Middle Eastern Veteran’s Continue Reading
Keep Going
My head hangs lowBreathing heavyHeart rate highMemories flowing I close my eyesAs the sweat drips down my faceKeep goingI say to myselfI rub some Continue Reading
When One of Us is Murdered
It’s so frequent these days. It’s on the news nearly every day. An officer was shot and injured, an officer was assaulted, an officer was ambushed, an Continue Reading